[Python-Dev] Imports very slow on one NT4 system - any idea what to check for

[David Ascher]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Barry Scott wrote:

> I helping a friend get up to speed with Python. He has installed the
> ActiveState 2.1.1 on a number of machines. All run nice and fast except
> for one machine. It is one of group of identical desktop Dual 866MHz PIII
> systems with 1G RAM, SCSI hard drive running Windows NT4.0/SP6a.
>
> Importing getopt, re, sys, string and os takes 7 seconds. Using python -v
> just shows a uniform slowness, all files are slow. python -vv he tells me
> did not show a particular slow spot.
>
> His laptop Crusoe 700MHz machine, 192MB, IDE hard drive runs the same
> imports in 1.1 seconds.
>
> I've asked that he checks the python -v output to make sure that the .pyc
> files are being loaded and not the .py.
>
> Any idea what else to check for?

This is probably not a good topic for python-dev.  However, before I
suggest that you take it up on python-list or activepython-feedback, let
me suggest you check for virus-checking software.  Some versions of Norton
AntiVirus slow down file opens drastically.

-- David Ascher